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Chewin' the Fat
October 12, 2007 
 Chewin' the Fat
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Welcome . . .

Chewin' the Fat is a publication from The Complete Bear designed for the bear community. It is published on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month.

Chewin' the Fat will offer up the best of the bear lifestyle - casual, cool, or woofy. Whatever it takes to complete the bear.

For the bear, his cub and their den . . .

 I Am Changing
 

It's been a crazy few weeks. Last weekend, we were rubbing bellies at the Castro Street Fair, last night we launched Bears for Tots and next week we are off to Bear Bust in Orlando. In between, we've been working on the site. Things are changing.

But before we go there - check out NoelBear's rendition of I Am Changing, the long over due follow up to his classic Popular from "Wicked."

No, we didn't for get about the newsletter. It's moved to the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month. A little light reading to get the weekend off to a beary good start.

We've also updated the front page to make finding your favorites easier - like the Bear Calendar and the Bear Business Directory.

We work hard day and night because we want you to be Popular . . .

 


 My Views on the Current State of "Beardom"
 by Freddy Freeman

I believe that Bear is an expression of a shift in how we view masculinity. Gay identified men are embracing a broader spectrum of beauty, and body image.

For many years gay men found power in embracing the image of the stereotypical images of "queens". Gay men were claiming their power by saying "it's ok to be feminine and I'm proud to be a big old' Barbara loving, swishy fairy"

There have been in the last ten years or so however a growing number of men who felt confined by these images and felt left out of queer culture, because their love of other men did not change their fundamental relationship to their own masculinity.

As these men began to find each other and congregate, a movement grew and was called Bear. Because of many of the shared attributes, Bear men began to celebrate themselves and each other as sex- objects. This represented a huge shift in the way gay men celebrate and embrace themselves.

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 A Bear's Best Friend
 

"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." ~ Immanual Kant

Unconditional love and a wet tongue - what's not to love? Our readers share pics of their best friends.

WOOF! 


 Warm & Fuzzy
 Denali Bear Throw

It may be cold outside, but it's always warm with these throws and a furry friend.

Softer and warmer than fleece, these unique throws are made from an innovative fabric twenty years in the making. Called Microplush®, this hi-tech pile fabric is knitted with a very fine denier acrylic fiber making it light, soft and comfortable to touch.

Microplush® is naturally water resistant, colorfast and stain, odor and mildew resistant. Denali Microplush® throws are said to "feel like a hug".

Denali's fine acrylic MicroPlush bedding is machine washable and made in the USA.

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 20 Years of Kicking Down Closet Doors
 

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Lesbian & Gay March on Washington, Acceptance of Gays and Lesbians . . .

National Coming Out Day is celebrated each year on October 11th to commemorate the 1987 Lesbian and Gay March on Washington and the first unfurling of the AIDS Quilt on the National Mall.

I was but a young cub then, a mere 24. Ugh - where did 20 years go? A lot has happened in 20 years - I've grown older, wiser and wider.

Come out come out - wherever you are . . .

Closet? What Closet? 


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